Depression

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(iv)        Worrying and Anxiety – Worrying is one of the mind’s biggest time robbers. Worrying creates so much clutter in your mind that you cannot think clearly about anything and that creates depressive thoughts. Similarly, anxiety with subjective feelings of fear and uncomfortable apprehension can also result in depression. Very high expectations incommensurate with one’s capabilities can also trigger depression.

(v)         Inter-personal Relationships – Early life relationships, family interaction, patterns, communication styles, coping and problem solving abilities and thought processes have all been linked to depression. People who suffer from depression often have a distorted and underated perception of their experiences. The distortion in their thought process causes them to have a negative view of themselves. At the same time they perceive others and the environment around them to be hostile and demanding. They tend to become pessimistic and view their future to be hopeless. A depressed housewife may conclude that her husband does not love her because he leaves home for work or office every morning. Living alone also ups depression risk. A recent Finish study has found that depression among people of working age who live alone is 80% higher compared with people living in families.

(vi)        Not Enough Quality Sleep – Studies show that upto 40% of adults do not get the proper amount and quality sleep per day and among students upto 70% complain of sleep disorders and lack of sleep. They may have sleep disturbances: the onset of sleep may be delayed or they may wake up earlier than usual awakening hours or they may wake up in the middle of the night and find it very difficult to go to sleep again. Sleep is essential to a person’s health. During sleep, the body repairs itself and reorganises thought. Lack of sleep contributes to a lack of coherence in brain waves. This scenario often leads to depression. Sleeping during the day and staying up late also interferes with the body’s natural rhythms. This can lead to a sense of depression.